The more-than-weird activities at The Lakes in the last few weeks has the look of a Fred Flintstone re-run. Tauranga City Council over the last few weeks appears very odd. Little adds up. Most likely something else unrelated to homeowners is going on.

The continuing development didn't require any geo-tech work, verifying a site platform available for buyers to build on. Information available indicates TCC exempted the developer, so nothing had to be done to subdivide/sell any land. Either TCC expertly adjudged there's no problem anywhere, ever, or alternatively knew there was a problem, ignored it, and issued an exemption so making it go away – for now. Neither has a good ending.

TCC's responsibility is to ensure Building Act/Building Code compliance – it's mandatory. Since building consents, then compliance certificates (CCC) have been issued for a majority of the homes, and others have had numerous TCC final building inspections and CCC about to be issued (meaning the building is correct) there can't be any issue with the construction or owners.

Why, and how, after all of that, has it transpired there's now a problem? Was the issue caused by a building company? They weren't even required to build a retaining wall? Why have they really been evicted Flintstones style? There's more questions than answers here.

I Stevenson, Tauranga.